{"id":70263,"date":"2025-07-02T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=70263"},"modified":"2025-07-02T04:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:15:06","slug":"indiana-fever-edge-over-minnesota-lynx-74-59-to-win-their-first-wnba-commissioners-cup-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/indiana-fever-edge-over-minnesota-lynx-74-59-to-win-their-first-wnba-commissioners-cup-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever Edge Over Minnesota Lynx 74-59 to Win Their First WNBA Commissioner&#8217;s Cup Title\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Fever took down the Minnesota Lynx 74-59 on Tuesday, July 1 to win the 2025 WNBA Commissioner&rsquo;s Cup. This is the first ever Commissioner&rsquo;s Cup title for the Fever. Natasha Howard led the Fever with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and four points. She was shooting 4-of-10 from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Sophie Cunningham dropped 13 points, seven rebounds, and one assist.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#127942; For the FIRST TIME in franchise history, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndianaFever?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@indianafever<\/a> are your 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champions!<br><br>Commissioner&rsquo;s Cup presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinbase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@coinbase<\/a> &#127942;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcometotheW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#WelcometotheW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B5XahgztU5\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/B5XahgztU5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1940230004153229461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In addition to them, a total of three players including Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, and Aari McDonald dropped 12 points apiece to guide the side to a historical victory. Notably, this was the first home loss for the Lynx, even though the game doesn&rsquo;t tally to the regular season games for either team.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The Fever, who were without their superstar Caitlin Clark, won the $500K prize pool. In addition to it, they will also get an extra $120K in cryptocurrency courtesy of Coinbase. The MVP of the game, Natasha Howard, will get another $5000. It is to be noted that the Fever are out without the reigning Rookie of the Year due to a left groin injury. While she was listed a game-time decision in the injury report, Clark was ultimately kept out of the lineup.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Natasha Howard is officially your unanimous Commissioner's Cup Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinbase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@coinbase<\/a> MVP. Howard recorded 16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists in an Indiana Fever win vs. the Minnesota Lynx. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mD7KePU36D\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/mD7KePU36D<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WNBA Communications (@WNBAComms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBAComms\/status\/1940231021590716813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minnesota Lynx Slump to Fever Despite Early Dominance&nbsp;<\/h2><p>The former Commissioner&rsquo;s Cup champions Minnesota Lynx kicked off the game with a dominance over the Fever. More than halfway through to the first quarter, the Lynx were leading the Fever 13-9 with Courtney Williams&rsquo;s five points. They further extended the dominance to 18-9, and ended the quarter with a 20-12 lead over the counterparts. The Lynx had Alanna Smith at seven points and Napheesa Collier at six points.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Minnesota maintained the lead over the Fever with over five minutes remaining in the second quarter. However, Indiana&rsquo;s 11 straight points cut their deficit to two as they trailed their rivals 27-25 in over three minutes remaining before halftime. The Fever didn&rsquo;t let Minnesota score in the final 8:13 of the second quarter and scored the final 18 points of the period to gain a 32-27 lead.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE FEVER FINISH Q2 WITH AN 18-0 SURGE &#128293;<br><br>Don't miss the final half coming up on Prime! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPi3d1gJQH\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/RPi3d1gJQH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j4qw95QL7j\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/j4qw95QL7j<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1940213730262110664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>After halftime, Stephanie White&rsquo;s team maintained the lead over the Lynx, owing to Howard and Mitchell&rsquo;s ten points each for the side. Once trailing the game, the Fever were now leading their rivals 45-34 as the clock had over three minutes and 27 seconds left in the third quarter. They ended the third quarter with 52-42 dominance. Fever kept their lead in the final period, and ultimately went on to win the game 74-59.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The Lynx were led by Alanna Smith&rsquo;s 15 points, five rebounds, and two assists while Napheesa Collier tallied 12 points, nine rebounds, and three assists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natasha Howard was named the MVP for the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":70269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[80,191,7436],"class_list":["post-70263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-indiana-fever","tag-minnesota-lynx","tag-wnba-commissioners-cup"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Indiana Fever Edge Over Minnesota Lynx 74-59 to Win Their First WNBA Commissioner&#039;s Cup Title&nbsp; - 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